Today (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Today
Type = Studio Album
Longtype =
Artist = Elvis Presley


Released = May 7, 1975
Recorded = 10-12 March 1975 RCA Studio C, Hollywood
Genre = Country rock
Length =
Label = RCA
Producer = Felton Jarvis
Reviews =
Last album = "Promised Land " (1975)
This album = "Today" (1975)
Next album = "" (1976)

The Today sessions were held in RCA's Studio C, Hollywood, CA March 10-12, 1975 and marked the last time Elvis Presley would ever record in a studio. The material (other than live songs) for his last two albums from "Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN" (1976) and "Moody Blue" (1977) were recorded at Graceland in the Jungle Room. Elvis last recorded at Studio C, Hollywood in 1972 where he recorded the gold records "Burning Love" and "Separate Ways". At this time, Elvis was 40 years old. He was accompanied by his then-current girlfriend, Sheila Ryan. In the new FTD [http://www.shopelvis.com/nshop/product.php?navgroup=&view=detail&productid=EP-130-7005CD&dept=music%2C+movies+&category=&page=3 TODAY] 2005 release from these sessions, Elvis asked her to "step up here Sheila, let me sing to ya baby" on Take 1 of "And I Love You So". He continued to make "And I Love You So" and "Fairytale" a part of his live concerts until his death. On stage, he often referred to "Fairytale" as the story of his life.

"Green Green Grass of Home" was a Top 30 single in the UK, and also received US airplay. Elvis first heard the song in 1967. Elvis was driving his bus back to Memphis after making another movie, and heard Tom Jones' new single "Green Green Grass of Home" for the first time and loved it. He had his "mafia" call the local AM station to make them replay it over & over again. 8 years later Elvis cut his own classic version of the Vietnam era "Green Green Grass of Home".

"Today" featured a new rock song "T-R-O-U-B-L-E", which was released as a single and went Top 40. The album also features covers of songs by Perry Como, Tom Jones, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Swan, Faye Adams, The Statler Brothers and Charlie Rich.

TODAY (#57 1975 USA/#48 UK)

Track listing

# "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (#35 Hot100/#11 Country/#42 Easy Listening/#31 UK)
# "And I Love You So"
# "Susan When She Tried"
# "Woman Without Love"
# "Shake A Hand"
# "Pieces Of My Life" (#33 Country)
# "Fairytale"
# "I Can Help"
# "Bringing It Back" (#65 Hot100)
# "Green Green Grass Of Home" (#29 UK)

Personnel

*Elvis Presley - vocals
*James Burton - guitar
*David Briggs - keyboards
*Buddy Spicher - fiddle
*Chip Young - guitar
*Millie Kirkham - background vocals
*Johnny Christopher - guitar
*Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
*Norbert Putnam - bass
*Mike Leech - bass
*Mary Holladay - background vocals
*Tony Brown - keyboards
*Ginger Holladay - background vocals
*Duke Bardwell - bass
*Ronnie Tutt - drums
*Charlie Hodge - guitar
*Glen Hardin - keyboards
*Jimmy Gordon - keyboards
*Lea Berinati - background vocals